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[CON] AWU 2019 Aftermath
6 years ago
Over the past year I've been debating not going to cons anymore in order to reduce the number of stressful upheaval events in my life, but AWU is definitely one that I'll be back for!
Tica was the highlight of the con! Not just for me, as my table buddy and travel navigator, but also for everyone else as a fursuiter. I'll miss her at future cons and I wish her health and happiness in the far-away land of Hawaii, where traveling to cons in the continental US will be prohibitively expensive for her.
Kreoche, in addition to the best fursuit handler I have ever encountered, has started Pocker's Art Box, an art tool lending library, in addition to debuting his new Pine Marten partial. It was finished at 4am the morning of our 9 hour drive into Utah. The neck still needs some adjustments so that it will interact with his shirt in the way I intended, but it's wearable and it looks great!
As I keep saying every year, my suit is close to being retired and has a giant crack in the nose, but I still managed to wander out onto the dance floor with Tica.
I also got to talk to fellow dealers and found more horse-people.
AWU treats its dealers very generously. Each table is provided with a care package, the registration process is streamlined, and Nova takes time to listen to our concerns and suggestions. I appreciate the way things are run and I highly recommend this convention.
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ART STATUS GOING FORWARD
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While commissions are extremely motivating and bringing someone's fursona to life is something that I really enjoy, I like the idea of transitioning out of commission work and moving mainly to prints. I want to really push my skill by doing large environment illustrations, but those can be really expensive, and its hard to work around someone else's character design to create a really integrated and well composed piece.
Also, I've been planning the Holy Dark as a 30 page comic for the past 5 years. Literally, since 2014. If I keep putting all my time into commissions, it's never going to get done.
My next project is going to be a rug, because I need a rug and I'm scrapping a bunch of old clothes that are too ragged to wear in public while maintaining my professional image. After that, expect to see a new cast of a feline mask. I'd also like to explore making art dolls to use up the faux fur I have in inventory and maybe do something with the cat skull I picked up off the road.
I am not looking forward to rehydrating my giant mound of clay. The last time I took it out was 2015. It's basically a rock by now.
Tica was the highlight of the con! Not just for me, as my table buddy and travel navigator, but also for everyone else as a fursuiter. I'll miss her at future cons and I wish her health and happiness in the far-away land of Hawaii, where traveling to cons in the continental US will be prohibitively expensive for her. 
Kreoche, in addition to the best fursuit handler I have ever encountered, has started Pocker's Art Box, an art tool lending library, in addition to debuting his new Pine Marten partial. It was finished at 4am the morning of our 9 hour drive into Utah. The neck still needs some adjustments so that it will interact with his shirt in the way I intended, but it's wearable and it looks great!As I keep saying every year, my suit is close to being retired and has a giant crack in the nose, but I still managed to wander out onto the dance floor with Tica.
I also got to talk to fellow dealers and found more horse-people.
AWU treats its dealers very generously. Each table is provided with a care package, the registration process is streamlined, and Nova takes time to listen to our concerns and suggestions. I appreciate the way things are run and I highly recommend this convention.
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ART STATUS GOING FORWARD
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While commissions are extremely motivating and bringing someone's fursona to life is something that I really enjoy, I like the idea of transitioning out of commission work and moving mainly to prints. I want to really push my skill by doing large environment illustrations, but those can be really expensive, and its hard to work around someone else's character design to create a really integrated and well composed piece.
Also, I've been planning the Holy Dark as a 30 page comic for the past 5 years. Literally, since 2014. If I keep putting all my time into commissions, it's never going to get done.
My next project is going to be a rug, because I need a rug and I'm scrapping a bunch of old clothes that are too ragged to wear in public while maintaining my professional image. After that, expect to see a new cast of a feline mask. I'd also like to explore making art dolls to use up the faux fur I have in inventory and maybe do something with the cat skull I picked up off the road.
I am not looking forward to rehydrating my giant mound of clay. The last time I took it out was 2015. It's basically a rock by now.
I hope you get a chance to do that comic, those are always fun to read